As the five-day session of Bihar legislature began on Monday, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) legislators demanded condolence and a one-minute silence to pay tribute to those killed in the ongoing Gaza-Palestine conflict in the State assembly. The CPI (M-L) legislators, who are partners of the ruling coalition, also raised slogans outside the Assembly premises with placards expressing support for Palestine, and condemning the BJP government at the Centre for standing in support of Israel. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav were present inside the Assembly during the sloganeering.
With posters against Israel in their hands, the CPI (M-L), which has 12 MLAs, raised slogans against the aggression of Israeli forces and demanded an end to the war in Gaza. Their posters read, “Palestinians ka narsanhar band karo (stop the massacre of Palestinians)” and “Gaza par kabza kiye jameen ko mukt karo (Liberate the lands occupied in Gaza).”
Both the Opposition BJP and the ruling ally Janata Dal (United) legislators in the State slammed the Left party’s leaders for supporting Palestine, and wondered how could tributes could be paid to a “terrorist” organisation, while referring to Hamas.
